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We must point out that this survey is completely unscientific and could well bear no relation to the official election results next month.

We have started with the Liverpool seats, followed by the three crucial swing seats in Southport , Wirral South and Wirral West - with other constituencies following afterwards.

Liverpool

The Liver birds look out from the Royal Liver Building (Image: Getty)

All indications from our ECHO survey suggest that Liverpool will once again be a happy stomping ground for Labour.

It is interesting to note that the arguments and furore over the nomination of 30-year-old union aide Daniel Carden as the party’s candidate for Walton have done nothing to dampen enthusiasm for Labour in the constituency.

In fact of the ECHO readers surveyed, it was Walton that gave by far the firmest commitment to Labour - with 70.1% of people saying they will vote for them.

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This pattern was repeated in West Derby, with Stephen Twigg being firmly backed on 54.9% and again the don’t know category in a solid second on 20.2% and the Tories back in third on 7.5%.

In Wavertree, 56.3% of people said they would vote to re-elect Luciana Berger, while just over 18% said they still weren’t sure how they would vote.

And in Riverside, Louise Ellman pulled in a healthy 56.6% of reader votes, with the undecideds again coming in second place on a solid 21.4%.

Swing seats

The following three Parliamentary seats are the ones we expect to be most closely fought and which could realistically swing from one party to another - here is what our readers plan to do in these key battleground areas.

Southport

Southport Town Hall Gardens

One of our region’s key swing seats, it is set to be a fascinating three-way contest between the Liberal Democrats, the Conservatives and Labour.

The Lib Dems currently hold the seat, but with popular MP John Pugh stepping down commentators are predicting a close fought battle.

According to our survey, the Lib Dems could be placed back in third - with only 12.7% of Southport residents in our survey saying they would back them.

The battle for ECHO readers is between Labour and the Conservatives - and it looks to be neck and neck, with both parties scooping the exact same figure of 26.4% in our poll.

But this could all be subject to change, with an intriguing 24.5% of people saying they are yet to make up their mind.

Wirral South

Wirral South MP Alison McGovern

A lot is being made out of the battle for Wirral South, with Labour MP Alison McGovern fighting to retain her position and the Conservatives smelling blood.

The vote is expected to be close, but Ms McGovern will be buoyed by the results of our survey, which showed that 42.4% of Wirral South residents who responded would like to see her continue her work.

The Conservatives took a comfortable second with 21.2% of the vote - but in reality they will need a lot more than that to take what would be considered a big Labour scalp on June 8.

Wirral West

The Conservative Minister of State for Employment Esther McVey MP (left), loses her seat of Wirral West, after Labour candidate Margaret Greenwood (right) beat her by 417 votes.

We must once again point out that the results of our survey are not scientific and may well have no correlation with the actual election results on June 8.

Wirral West is a seat that many people think Labour could lose to the Conservatives, with incumbent Margaret Greenwood holding a very slim majority and under pressure from well-known local conservative Tony Caldeira.

Our survey suggested she will have support however, with 45.7% of those living in the area saying they will vote Labour, compared to just 20.4% who will vote Tory.

But once again the undecideds could be crucial, with 19.6% still to make up their minds.

Other seats in the region:

Other Wirral seats

Frank Field (Image: PA)

Unlike in the West and South of the borough, Labour can feel very confident in Birkenhead and Wallasey.

According to our poll, Angela Eagle will enjoy a comfortable 46.5% of voter support in her bid for re-election, with Frank Field garnering a similar level of support (48%) in his Birkenhead seat.

Knowsley

MP George Howarth

Labour stalwart George Howarth should have no problems keeping his Knowsley MP seat according to our poll, with a whopping 61.4% of those surveyed saying they will vote Labour on June 8.

Once more the undecideds took the second place spot on 17%, with the Tories back in third on 7.1%.

Bootle

Peter Dowd

Peter Dowd looks set to secure a second term - according to ECHO readers - with 55.3% prepared to vote for Labour.

But nearly 17% of people said they are yet to make their minds up, ahead of the Tories (13.5%) and UKIP (7.2%).

Sefton Central

Sefton Central MP, Bill Esterson

Labour’s Bill Esterson has represented the Sefton Central constituency since it was created in 2010.

And if our survey is anything to go off, he will do so once again - with nearly 50% of ECHO readers living in the constituency saying they will back Labour.

The Conservatives got a better showing than elsewhere, with 17.3% of the vote - but again not enough to beat the undecided voters who made up 20.6%.

St Helens

Marie Rimmer

The two sitting Labour MPs in St Helens will be pleased with the results of our survey.

Voters said they would comfortable back Labour in both St Helens North (42.6%) and St Helens South and Whiston (43.7%) in this election, which would return Conor McGin and Marie Rimmer to power.

Halton

Halton MP Derek Twigg

Derek Twigg has represented Halton since 1997 and could well be set for another term, with a chunky 45.7% of our Halton readers saying they will definitely vote Labour on June 8.

The undecided vote took up second spot on 21.8%, with the Tories back in third on 16.5%.